BASSETERRE, St.Kitts – Kittitian 5 time road march champions the Nu-Vybes Band International aka De Sugar Band was recently announced as one of the final nominees for the Annual Reggae Soca Music Awards.
The annual event which recognizes reggae and soca music excellence was first held way back in 1994 by its founder Winsome ‘Lady C’ Charlton at the Bailey Concert Hall in Davie, South Florida. The Awards became a reality after years of deliberation and pondering due to concern about the lack of recognition for Caribbean music in the United States despite its continued popularity.
The ceremony consists of twenty five (25) awards in various categories namely Vocalists, D.J.s, Producers, and Albums, Songs, Record Labels, Instrumental, Video and more.
The Awards has been able to maintain its success due to its star studded entertainment, the high percentage of artist attendance, its on time reputation, its undisputable voting system and delivering a world wide quality production with its excellent team of technical experts.
Along with its outstanding array of international artistes, performers also include dancers, dub poetry along with the delightful and incomparable artistry of our Masters of Ceremony Fae Ellington O.D. and Charles Hyatt O.D.
The voting was done by placing ballot boxes in local businesses, voting parties at popular nightclubs, and on-line voting through there website, http://www.reggaesocamusicawards.com/ along with personnel from the music industry. The Final count was given an assigned accountant.
With the Caribbean still waiting the awarding of the first SOCA Grammy at the grammy’s, it is of no surprise that The Reggaesoca Music Awards has become known as the ‘Caribbean Grammy’s’. It is therefore incumbent on us to ensure the future of the Reggaesoca Music Awards – “Fi We Grammy.
Nu-Vybes
Nu-Vybes Band International was among the preliminary nominations for the BEST SOCA GROUP category. Other preliminary nominations included well known and established Caribbean bands like WCK, Traffik, Atlantik, Square One, Burning Flames ,Roy Cape, El-A-Kru, Da Bahn and Byron Lee and the Dragoanires among others. Nu-Vybes made the final cut or top 4 along with Xtatik, Krosfyah and Jam Band . The Final nominees for BEST SOCA GROUP therefore is Nu-Vybes, Xtatik, Krosfyah and Jam Band.
The band has been travelling quite exetensively participating in carnival celebrations in Dominica,St.Maarten,St.Croix and they are expected to be a major part of Virgin Gorda,St.Thomas,Atlanta and Tortola carnival celebrations.
